Man jailed in Pierce County on suspicion of homicide

Posted on Aug 7, 2018 at 5:18 p.m.

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A roofer fatally attacked a coworker at a River Falls-area job site with a saw, authorities said Tuesday.

The Pierce County Sheriff's Office said a 37-year-old man died at the scene and a 24-year-old suspect was arrested on suspicion of first-degree intentional homicide. The deceased was identified as St. Louis, Mo., resident Israel Valles-Flores.

Sheriff's deputies were called at 4:31 p.m. Aug. 6 to W10087 County Road FF home in the town of River Falls for a report of an injured roofer. Valles-Flores was found unconscious on the roof of the home with "severe lacerations to the neck and face," the sheriff's office said.